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A mum killed herself with a cocktail of drugs including morphine and her two young daughters with an overdose of "massive amounts of methadone" because she was convinced she'd "brought them into a corrupt world", an inquest has heard.
Tiffany Stevens, 27, was found dead next to her children Casey-Lea Taylor, three, and 18-month-old Darcey Stevens in January 2019.
Bolton Coroners Court today heard the youngsters had drunk 'massive amounts' of methadone – a powerful heroin and opioid substitute.
Tragic Tiffany had a fatal level of morphine in her system, the inquest heard. She had injected herself with a number of different drugs, none of which had been prescribed to her.
In a suicide note, found at her terraced house in Bolton, Lancs., she wrote: "I have chosen to kill us in my children's best interests."
The inquest heard relatives became concerned that they had been unable to contact her for a week and so entered the house through a back door.
In a statement, paramedic Kirsty Ogden told how she found Tiffany and Casey-Lea lying on a mattress on the living room floor underneath a duvet. Both were dead.
Little Darcey was found in a buggy by the front door. She was also dead.
Home Office pathologist Dr Phillip Lumb told the court that family had probably been dead for about a week.
Toxicology tests showed that Darcey died from an amount of methadone enough to prove fatal to an adult, while Casey-Lea died from drug toxicity.
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In response to a question from Tiffany's mum, Bobby-Jo Stevens, Dr Lumb stated the drugs Ms Stevens and the girls had taken would have rendered them unconscious before death.
He said: "I don't think there would be any pain or suffering."
The family were found at their house in Arthur Street, Bolton, on January 21, 2019.
The inquest continues.
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